Yellowstone and the Great West: Journals, Letters, and Images from the 1871 Hayden ExpeditionHere, for the first time in paperback, is a fascinating daily record of Ferdinand Hayden?s historic 1871 scientific expedition through Utah, Idaho, and Montana Territories to the Yellowstone Basin. The expedition?s findings quickly led Congress to establish Yellowstone as the world?s first national park. In addition to its scientific discoveries, the expedition is famous for producing the earliest on-site images of Yellowstone, by its photographer, William Henry Jackson, and its guest artist, Thomas Moran. ø Marlene Deahl Merrill has woven together a compelling daily narrative from the field writings of three expedition members: unpublished journals kept by mineralogist Albert Peale and geologist George Allen, periodic reports by Peale to his hometown newspaper, and letters from Hayden to his friend and mentor Spencer Baird at the Smithsonian Institution. Enriching this narrative are Jackson?s photographs of camp scenes and landscapes; rare panoramic drawings by the party?s topographical artist, Henry Elliott; maps; an introduction; and extensive annotations. |
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Contents
Editorial Method | 1 |
The Diarists | 24 |
Yellowstone Survey Members | 31 |
George Allens Journal | 37 |
Salt Lake City and Ogden | 53 |
Idaho and Montana Territories | 72 |
George Allens and Albert Peales Journals | 93 |
Albert Peales Journal | 112 |
Bannock Family | 189 |
Survey Camp at Fort Hall on Return Trip | 195 |
Tentmates at Fort Hall Camp | 196 |
Camp at Three Springs | 197 |
Hoopers Spring at Soda Springs | 199 |
Afterword | 203 |
List of Abbreviations | 212 |
Peales Journal May 21 to July 31871 | 223 |
From Fort Ellis to Bottlers Ranch and Mammoth Hot Springs | 132 |
The Geyser Basins | 143 |
From Base Camp at West Thumb | 155 |
Pelican Valley Baronetts Bridge Bottlers Ranch and Fort Ellis | 168 |
To the Jefferson Valley the Beaverhead Fort Hall and Salt Lake City | 183 |
Beaver Head Rock | 185 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Yellowstone and the Great West: Journals, Letters, and Images from the 1871 Hayden Expedition |
| Editor | Marlene Deahl Merrill |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | U of Nebraska Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0803282893, 9780803282896 |
| Length | 315 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / Expeditions & Discoveries History / United States / 19th Century History / United States / State & Local / General |
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